deceptive

17 points English 9 letters Uncommon Commonness #22,868 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

adjective

designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

/dɪsˈɛptɪv/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

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